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Student ExperienceCelebrating Batten’s Class of 2022From Valedictory Exercises Friday afternoon to Batten’s signature Academic Regalia Ceremony on Saturday and Final Exercises on Sunday, this weekend marked the first return to the full custom of in-person UVA graduation since 2019.
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Research and CommentaryChildcare: An overlooked response to emergenciesProviding childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families.
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Student ExperienceThe Batten School Announces Class of 2022 Pilot and Legacy Award WinnersThe Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership.
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Batten Announces General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, as 2022 Commencement SpeakerGeneral Nakasone will deliver the commencement address during the school’s first in-person Academic Regalia Ceremony since 2019, set to take place at James Monroe’s Highland on Saturday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m.
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Student ExperienceClass of 2022: Conquering Adversity Propels Alyssa Candelmo Toward Legislative FutureBatten School student Alyssa Candelmo said she aims to be a person who makes “positive decisions” for minorities and marginalized communities.
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Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’Batten Professor Gabe Adams, whose latest research examines how sexism can be overlooked in the workplace, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.
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Research and CommentarySmall Students, Big OpportunitiesWorking in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners.
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Research and CommentaryBatten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health CrisesBatten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis.
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Research and CommentaryHealth insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms tooBatten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms.
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AccoladesFounder’s Day Fete Celebrates This Year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation MedalistsOn Wednesday, the Batten School honored Sesame Workshop President Sherrie Rollins Westin with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. Each year on Jefferson’s birthday, UVA and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello award the medals for exemplary achievement in fields the former president admired.
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Research and CommentaryBatten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in OrderBatten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values.
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Research and CommentaryRay Scheppach on Virginia’s State Budget ProcessBatten professor Ray Scheppach shares his knowledge on the Virginia state budgeting process as a guest on the WTJU podcast Bold Dominion.